FLO 375mm 15inch Wood POD Handboards - Bodysurfing Handplane

FLO 375 mm 15 inch Cedar Walnut POD® Handboards 100% Custom Built for Bodysurfing

Experience the unbeatable artisanal quality of our  FLO 375 mm 15-inch solid Cedar and Walnut Hand Body Soul® POD bodysurfing handboards!

FLO POD Handboard deck and palm support, perfectly fits the palm of your hand and placing it in natural swimming position, providing extra lift with 37.5 cm x 21.8 cm planning surface area.

Available POD Body Surfing Board Sizes

• "EGO" = Length 225 mm/9 inch x Width 200 mm/7.87 inches x D 41 mm/1.61 inches
• "WOO" = Length 300 mm/12 inch x Width 210 mm/8.25 inches x D 43 mm/1.69 inches
• "FLO" = Length 375 mm/15 inch x Width 218 mm/8.25 inches x D 45 mm/1.61 inches

Purpose of Cedar/Walnut Construction

These three hand-plane sizes combine walnut centrepiece and cedar for the sides. The walnut centre acts like a surfboard stringer,  providing strength, while the lighter-weight cedar forms the wings of the hand plane.

The natural wood grain variations, Cedar and Walnut contrasting colours, and timber density make each handboard one-of-a-kind.

Ergonomic Hand Support

A world first, Shane has incorporated an ergonomic palm hold above the handboard deck surface, enhancing hand position and comfort.

The palm support alleviates stress on the arm muscles, particularly common on flat deck surfaces, and most importantly, it secures your hand in place, preventing it from slipping out from under the snug fitted double-padded neoprene strap.

New 50mm Handboard Strap Retainers

Purposely custom-built 50mm 2-inch retainer insert plugs combined with a 3 mm stainless steel rod accommodate the 50mm webbing strap and wrist cord, unlike other bodysurfing handplanes that use a smaller 25 mm 1-inch surfboard plug.

No Discomfort Over The Hand

The assembled POD 65mm wide double-padded hand strap provides snug comfort over the hand, compared to other bodysurfing handplanes thinner straps, causing skin and hand irritation.

Without Any Doubts

The Sustainable Cedar and Walnut Neutral Buoyant FLO handboard enhances bodysurfing performance in various surf conditions.

Its innovative signature design caters to beginners, casual body surfers, and elite dedicated bodysurfers, offering a unique blend of natural swimming and paddling freedom.

Your testimonials on our homepage attest to its outstanding performance wave after wave.

While we highly recommend considering any of our Solid Wooden Handboards for an enhanced bodysurfing experience, the Sustainable Cedar and Walnut model stands out for its exceptional craftsmanship and versatility.

Cedar/Walnut Handboard Body Surfing Features

• Volume = 953 cm^3 or 953 millilitres/0.2517 US Liquid gallon
• Lifting Force = up to 110 kg/242.508 lb
• Size = L 375 mm/15 inch x W 218 mm/8.25 inches x D 45 mm/1.61 inches
• Weight = 460 to 480 grams or 1.01413 to 1.05822 pounds (this will vary due to grain density)
• Deck = Convex with Palm Hold and Support
• Bottom = Deep 20mm Concave with Keel Fin
• The hand is strapped into the natural swimming position, directly above the board’s pivot point and keel fin
• 50 mm/2 inch Custom POD Designed Hand Strap Retainer (not a 25 mm/1 inch surfboard plug)
• 65 mm/2.5 inches Double Padded Neoprene (not 35 mm/1.3 inch strap)
• 50 mm/2 inch Webbing Hand Adjustable Strap
• Adjustable Wrist Leash, left-handed users can change the wrist cord to the left side
• Laser Engravings
• Satin Finish

*Note: We highly recommend adjusting the hand strap snug once over your hand. With further use just slide your hand in between the strap and the deck palm support. This will ensure the Velcro remains attached and lasts for many years.

Protective Handboard Case and Hemp Drawstring Cover

Protect your bodysurfing POD handboard investment with a new environmentally friendly reusable packaging foam that can be repeatedly recycled, the environmental protection industry describes it as a never-recession material with so many advantages, including good impact resistance, moisture-proof and waterproof.

Therefore, with the proper care, your premium wood handboard will last years of quality bodysurfing, that you can then pass down from generation to generation.

Hemp Cover and Protective Case Features

• Environmentally Friendly Heavy Weight 320 gsm Hemp Cover
• Impact Resistance Protective Case
• Reusable Packaging

All Timber POD handboards decks are Convex with Palm Support = Comfort In the Palm of Your Hand

The bottom surface is Concave with a Keel Fin = Optimum Lift, Speed, and Control on the wave

The concave bottom and keel fin surface area are explicitly engineered for Rapid Lift versus Force in association with the mixture of air and water provides instant Lifting Force, Speed and Control; this will assist in your body surfing and handboarding wave-holding skills without your board sliding sideways.

Since the late ’80s, our founder and artisan Shane Vassallo with a passion for bodysurfing, has been hand shaping each handboard out of select grade Australian or Canadian cedar and limited range of other wood species published in the blog post Successful 30 Years

• What is the correct size bodysurfing handboard that will best suit the individual? Available on the following link, www.podware.com.au/blog/how-to-choose-a-bodysurfing-handboard.
• POD Handboard Tips are available on the following link, www.podware.com.au/handboard-tips.